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Meaning of kick the can | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A game played by children, similar to tag.

uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi purkki
日本語 缶蹴り

Examples

“Her house is […] in a middle-class neighborhood where kids would meet⟳ in the schoolyard on summer nights for kick⟳ the can, where Good Humor and doughnut truck men still come⟳ by.”
“"Did you ever play⟳ Kick⟳ the Can when you were a kid?"”
“"How about kick⟳ the can?" Ben suggested, spotting an empty beer can on the sidewalk.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

kick the can down the road kick the habit kick up kick up one's heels kick up the arse kick upstairs

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